Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing method includes a first step of covering a periphery of the wire with a molded body (13) having a thermoplastic material, and heating the molded body (13) to a temperature at which plastic deformation by thermo plasticity is possible and pressuring the molded body (13) to have predetermined cross-sectional shape and size. The method also includes a second step of, after the first step, while the molded body (13) has the temperature at which plastic deformation by thermo plasticity is possible, molding the thermoplastic material to have a predetermined axial shape, and cooling the molded body (13) having the predetermined axial shape.

Abstract: A sheet-like member (14) is wound around an outer circumferential surface of a predetermined portion of a wire bundle (12) of a wire harness (1), and both side parts (141, 142) of the sheet-like member (14) are superposed on an outer circumferential surface of a predetermined portion of the wire bundle (12). A jig (5) is disposed between the outer circumferential surface of the predetermined portion of the wire bundle (12) and an inner circumferential surface of the superposed side parts (141, 142) of the sheet-like member (14). A pressurizing member (6) of an ultrasonic welder pressurizes at least part of the superposed portion of the sheet-like member (14) for ultrasonic welding, thereby forming a protector (13) from the sheet-like member (14) on the outer circumferential surface of the predetermined portion of the wire bundle (12).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wire harness includes holding a predetermined part of electric wires (91) with first and second molded bodies (931, 932). The first and second molded bodies (931, 932) are placed on a lower holding tool (11a) and are pressurized with lower and upper molds (21a, 22a) having a heater to heat the first and second molded bodies (931, 932) while pressurize them to cover the periphery of the predetermined part of the electric wires (91) with the first and second molded bodies (931, 932). Contact surfaces of the first and second molded bodies (931, 932) are welded. Thereafter, the predetermined part of the electric wires (91) covered with the first and second molded bodies (931, 932) in the state where it is placed on the upper side of the first lower holding tool (11a), is removed from the upper and lower molds (22a, 21a).

Abstract: A predetermined part of electric wires (91) is held or wrapped in a first material (801) and a second material (802) formed of a thermoplastic material, and a protective layer material (803) formed of a water repellent material is provided on approximately the entire surface of the first material and the second material. The first material (801), the second material (802) and the protective layer material (803) are heated and pressurized. The first material (801) and the second material (802) are molded to have a predetermined shape and size. The protective layer material (803) is joined to the surface of the first material and the second material (802) by melting at least a part of the surface layer of the first material (801) and the second material (802). Further, a material having high abrasion resistance is selected as the protective layer material (803).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wire harness is provided. A portion of a wire is mounted on a first holder such that the portion of the wire is disposed between a thermoplastic material and another thermoplastic material, the thermoplastic material and the other thermoplastic material, that are mounted on the first holder, are pressed by heater-equipped the lower mold and the upper mold, thereby press-forming and heating the thermoplastic material and the other thermoplastic material, so that the portion of the wire is covered around with the thermoplastic material and the other thermoplastic material and that mutually contacting surfaces of the thermoplastic material and the other thermoplastic material are welded, and thereafter, the portion of the wire that is covered the thermoplastic material and the other thermoplastic material is removed from the lower mold and the upper mold while being mounted on an upper side of the first holder.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle-mounted apparatus whereby a user can easily select and use a Web site in accordance with a point associated with information provided by the Web site and a description of the information. According to the present invention, a precache control unit automatically downloads at least one Web page of a Web site associated with each point matching a predetermined condition to a page cache memory and displays site icons at respective points corresponding to the downloaded Web sites on a map image. In addition, the precache control unit displays the predetermined type of extracted information by analyzing the description of the Web page of each Web site in an information window that pops up from the corresponding site icon. When the user selects one of the site icons, a Web browser displays the Web page of the Web site corresponding to the selected site icon.

Abstract: A separator material suitable for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell and a method of producing the same. The separator material exhibiting gas impermeability, strength, dimensional stability during long-term use, and only a small degree of dissolution of organic substances which hinder the cell reaction. The separator material includes a graphite/cured resin molded product produced by binding a graphite powder using a mixed resin prepared by mixing an epoxy resin with a specific epoxy equivalent and a phenolic resin with a specific hydroxyl equivalent at a specific equivalent ratio and adding an imidazole compound without an amino group as a curing accelerator. The graphite/cured resin molded product has, when immersed in hot water at 90° C., a water absorption elongation percentage after 500 hours of immersion of a specific value or less and an amount of ammonium ions dissolved and an amount of TOC dissolved after 50 hours of immersion of specific values or less.

Abstract: A fuel cell separator material which is homogeneous, has a small variation in thickness and a minimum thickness of 0.3 mm or less, for example, and enables a reduction in size of fuel cells. The fuel cell separator material includes green sheets formed by a doctor blade method using a slurry prepared by dispersing a graphite powder in a resin solution that is prepared by dissolving a resin binder and a dispersant in an organic solvent, the green sheets being stacked and thermocompression-molded. A process of producing the fuel cell separator material includes dispersing 100 parts by weight of a graphite powder in a resin solution prepared by dissolving 10 to 35 parts by weight of a resin binder and 0.

Abstract: A method of producing a polymer electrolyte fuel cell separator material efficiently produces a separator material that has a uniform and reduced thickness and exhibits excellent properties. The method includes dispersing 100 parts by weight of a carbonaceous powder in a resin solution to prepare a slurry having a viscosity of 100 to 1500 mPa·s, the resin solution being prepared by dissolving 10 to 35 parts by weight of a resin binder and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a dispersant in an organic solvent, immersing an organic sheet having a through-hole open area ratio (R) of 25 to 85% in the slurry so that the slurry adheres to each side of the organic sheet, drying the slurry so that each side of the organic sheet is coated with the slurry to obtain a green sheet, cutting the green sheet into a specific shape, and thermocompression-forming one or more green sheets.

Abstract: A separator material suitable for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell and a method of producing the same. The separator material exhibiting gas impermeability, strength, dimensional stability during long-term use, and only a small degree of dissolution of organic substances which hinder the cell reaction. The separator material includes a graphite/cured resin molded product produced by binding a graphite powder using a mixed resin prepared by mixing an epoxy resin with a specific epoxy equivalent and a phenolic resin with a specific hydroxyl equivalent at a specific equivalent ratio and adding an imidazole compound without an amino group as a curing accelerator. The graphite/cured resin molded product has, when immersed in hot water at 90° C., a water absorption elongation percentage after 500 hours of immersion of a specific value or less and an amount of ammonium ions dissolved and an amount of TOC dissolved after 50 hours of immersion of specific values or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle-mounted apparatus whereby a user can easily select and use a Web site in accordance with a point associated with information provided by the Web site and a description of the information. According to the present invention, a precache control unit automatically downloads at least one Web page of a Web site associated with each point matching a predetermined condition to a page cache memory and displays site icons at respective points corresponding to the downloaded Web sites on a map image. In addition, the precache control unit displays the predetermined type of extracted information by analyzing the description of the Web page of each Web site in an information window that pops up from the corresponding site icon. When the user selects one of the site icons, a Web browser displays the Web page of the Web site corresponding to the selected site icon.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display, complementary signal lines for data lines are provided, corresponding to columns of pixels arranged in a display pixel matrix. In a refresh mode, data of these pixels are read out on the complementary signal lines, and differentially amplified by a sense amplifier. The data differentially amplified is written in the original pixel. A refresh operation is carried out internally and there is no need for externally providing a refresh memory for storing data used in refreshing the pixel data. Thus, it is possible to reduce the current consumption for holding data of pixels.

Abstract: Complementary signal lines are provided for data lines provided corresponding to columns of pixels arranged in a display pixel matrix. In a refresh mode, data of these pixels are read out on the complementary signal lines CL and CR, and differentially amplified by a sense amplifier, and the data differentially amplified is written in the original pixel. A refreshing operation is carried out internally and there is no need for externally providing a refreshing memory for storing data used in refreshing the pixel data. Thus, it is possible to reduce the current consumption for holding data of pixels.

Abstract: A display control apparatus, which refreshes image data in a frame memory of a display panel with a memory function, includes a compare unit for comparing the image data in a previous frame and the image data in a current frame at a specific line in the display panel, a data transmission unit for transmitting the image data in the current frame at the specific line in order to update the image data when the compare unit outputs inconsistency at the specific line as the comparing result and for transmitting hold information when the compare unit outputs consistency at the specific line, and a display panel drive control unit for synchronously giving an instruction of refreshing with the transmitting of the data transmission unit.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a porous glass preform for an optical fiber which preform is formed as a deposit of fine glass particles by using a burner, a method to prevent the contamination of any glass particles having failed to be properly deposited so that the generation of voids may be minimized in a transparent glass preform which is produced by heating the porous glass preform. An inert gas is caused to flow through the burner at a rate of at least 25 m/s before fine glass particles are formed by the hydrolysis and/or oxidation of a glass material in a flame produced by the burner supplied with a mixture of a gas of the glass material and a gas for combustion and are deposited on a rotating starting member. It is desirable to elevate the pressure of the inert gas above the atmospheric pressure by a device connected to the burner by a pipeline, and cause it to flow rapidly through the burner.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a porous glass preform for an optical fiber which preform is formed as a deposit of fine glass particles by using a burner, a method to prevent the contamination of any glass particles having failed to be properly deposited so that the generation of voids may be minimized in a transparent glass preform which is produced by heating the porous glass preform. An inert gas is caused to flow through the burner at a rate of at least 25 m/s before fine glass particles are formed by the hydrolysis and/or oxidation of a glass material in a flame produced by the burner supplied with a mixture of a gas of the glass material and a gas for combustion and are deposited on a rotating starting member. It is desirable to elevate the pressure of the inert gas above the atmospheric pressure by a device connected to the burner by a pipeline, and cause it to flow rapidly through the burner.

Abstract: A dry pesticidal composition of a toxicant having a melting point in a range of from 0.degree. C. to 65.degree. C. (the said range of melting point applies also to the melting point of a mixure of toxicants) containing a hydrocarbon represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1, X.sub.2, Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2, Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2, which may be the same or different represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 2 or less carbon atom, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n represents 0 or 1.